Helionix on HEMS H135

摘要

Norwegian air ambulance operator NOLAS has become the first civil operator of an Airbus Helicopters H135 equipped with the Helionix avionics system. Approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency for the H135 last year, Helionix is designed to improve safety and situational awareness by providing a four-axis autopilot, night vision goggles compatibility and a first limit indicator. Helionix being put into operation on the H135 increases commonality between Airbus Helicopters' civil helicopter types, as the system is already in operation on the H145 and H175. NOLAS Chief Executive Officer Rune Midtgaard said the system reduces pilot workload and increases safety and the ability to reach patients. NOLAS won the tender to supply Norway with civil helicopter emergency services (HEMS) coverage in 2016. Twelve bases and 17 Helionix-equipped H135s are to be provided by the service, which will start operating on June 1, 2018. The H135s also feature Aerolite interiors and the latest medical equipment. With an anaesthesiologist, a pilot and a HEMS crew member, the H135s will be capable of advanced intensive care transportation as well as on-scene rescues.